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Is there a term for people who have an obsession with death?
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Obsession: Could be part of obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, or major depression (rumination about death). If interfere with daily functioning or cause distress, see a therapist.
Answered 8/14/2012
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Necrophilia: Necrophilia is the term for obsessive fascination with death and corpses. Sometimes there is erotic attraction and involvement with corpses also.
Answered 12/9/2013
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